Cirque de Soleil billionaire celebrates 25th anniversary of his company with space trip. From street performer to circus tycoon and now space tourist, Guy Laliberte has led a life of intrigue. As the billionaire founder of the Cirque du Soleil, Laliberte has made high risk business choices and enjoyed indulgent parties.

Study: Kids who eat too much candy may be more likely to end up in prison as adults. Willy Wonka would be horrified. Children who eat too much candy may be more likely to be arrested for violent behavior as adults, new research suggests.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Willy Wonka could soon be kicking up his heels.

Vegas chocolatier hopes scrumdidlyumptious showpiece keys US win at world chocolate contest. Lionel Clement's training regimen for a scrumdidlyumptious showdown in Paris with 18 other chocolate chefs would make Willy Wonka himself proud.

TOWNSEND - People here knew the man drove a silver Jaguar. They knew he lunched four days a week at Cliff's Cafe, invariably ordering in a barely audible voice: carrot sticks, soup, and a sandwich. On Fridays, he splurged on turkey subs at Townsend Pizza. He lived in the wealthier next-door town of Groton and ran the biggest game in Townsend, a plastic household goods manufacturing company. Everyone knew his name. Albert Stone. Mr. Stone, to most. Few knew the man. ``He minds his own business, eats his lunch, and goes back to work,'' said Gail Derboghosian, a waitress at Cliff's. Then one day Stone wrote a letter to town officials. His company wanted to give Townsend a gift, by far the largest in the town's history. There were no conditions, no naming rights, no matching funds required. All the town had to do was say yes and supply the necessary permits. Last month, Stone made good on his word, opening a soaring 17,000-square-foot library with a barrel-vaulted ceiling, 56 computers, an

China plans to cater to the country's rising number of chocoholics with the opening next year of a Willy Wonka-style theme park in Beijing, complete with a replica Great Wall, state media said Thursday.

China plans to cater to the country's rising number of chocoholics with the opening next year of a Willy Wonka-style theme park in Beijing, complete with a replica Great Wall, state media said Thursday.

``Popular Songs,'' the name of Yo La Tengo's terrific new album, could be read as an in-joke between the band and its fans. The humor lies in Yo La Tengo's definition of what's popular, and safe to say its latest isn't going to give Lady Gaga a run for her Top 40 money. In case that album title implies Yo La Tengo has softened since its inception in (get ready to feel old) 1984, the band's incendiary show at the Wilbur Theatre Wednesday night sent a clear message: This is still, and stridently, a band that's not interested in getting too comfortable. It was also a startling reminder that Yo La Tengo remains one of modern rock's most dynamic and versatile bands, easily toggling between sweet ballads (``The Weakest Part'') and jagged rockers (``Cherry Chapstick''), often back to back. The trio's catalog is as erratic as it is unruly, but live performances are uniformly thrilling. If anything, 90 minutes might be skimping on the band's celebrated detours into avant-noise epics, film score

Performers for Michael Jackson memorial announced as LA braces for fallen star's final act. The stage was set Monday for Michael Jackson's final act as the world capital of make-believe braced for what could be the biggest, most spectacular celebrity send-off of all time.

Thousands of Michael Jackson devotees scrambled to collect tickets to the pop icon's memorial Monday after beating odds of 183-1 to earn a ringside seat at the send-off.

Former Jackson biz associate: Debbie Rowe is confirmed to attend singer's memorial service. Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar's memorial service.

Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar's memorial service.

Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.

Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.

Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans began to celebrate Sunday after winning coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.

1.6 million fans on edge as Michael Jackson memorial tickets winners are being notified. Who's getting the tickets?

Who's getting the tickets?

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